GRAMMAR Review Day 5

Warm Up

1. This weekend’s weather has been quite rainy.

2. The storm has caused some damage to our area.

3. Many sports had to delay and cancel games as a result of the weather.

4. Although it was raining, some teams played in the soccer tournament.

5. We will have a soggy lawn for most of this week.

6. Make up games are still unscheduled, but they will email soon with updates.

7. Everyone will have to be flexible with their schedules.

Word Bank:

AdjectiveAdverbConjunction NounPronounPreposition Verb

Answers to Warm Up

1. This weekend’s weather has been quite rainy.

2. The storm has caused some damage to our area.

3. Many sports had to delay and cancel games as a result of the weather.

4. Although it was raining, some teams played in the soccer tournament.

5. We will have a soggy lawn for most of this week.

6. Make up games are still unscheduled, but they will email soon with updates.

7. Everyone will have to be flexible with their schedules.

1. Adverb

2. Noun

3. Verb

4. Conjunction

5. Adjective 6. Preposition

7. Pronoun

Appositives A word or group of words that comes right after the noun it

explains

Usually set off from the rest of the sentence by commas

Come to Thrills and Chills, the oldest amusement park in the county, for a celebration!

One ride, The Rickety Rocket, is free all day!

Concession stands are giving away delicious snacks, five different kinds of pizza.

Can be used to combine two simple sentences that are about the same topic:

Carl is a friend of mine. He loves going to amusement parks.

Carl, a friend of mine, loves going to amusement parks.

Verb Tenses

There are six different verb tenses

They tell when the action or state of being takes place

Simple Tenses Present

Past

Future

Perfect Tenses Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Future Perfect

Past, Present, Future Tenses

Present Tense- tells that something is happening now Add –s or –es to make most verbs agree with a singular subject

The boy runs. He hurries to catch the bus. He misses it.

Past Tense- tells that something already happened Add –ed for most verbs

See irregulars on page 139

He called his mom. She drove to the bus stop and picked him up there.

Future Tense- tells that something is going to happen Add will or shall before the basic form of the verb.

He will be late for school. He will sign in late when he arrives.

Perfect Tenses Each perfect tense is formed with the helping verb have and a

past participle

Only the helping verb changes from one perfect tense to the other

Present Perfect – took place at an indefinite time in the past. Action may still be going on.

has/have + verb (past participle)- has played or have played

Past Perfect – took place in the past and was completed before another action took place.

had + verb (past participle)- had played

Future Perfect– action that will be completed before another action in the future.

will have + verb (past participle)- will have played

Subject-Verb Agreement A verb and its subject must agree in number

Singular subjects need to have singular verbs

A horse walks.

A child cries.

The phone rings.

My cousin plays soccer.

Plural subjects must have plural verbs

The students play.

The girls study.

The dogs bark.

My brothers share.

Review the table on page 144 about the irregular verb be

If a subject is compound and joined by and, treat the subject as a plural

Jim and Cindy walk their dog.

Students and teachers listen to the music.

If a subject is compound and joined by or or nor, choose a verb that agrees with the subject closest to the verb

Parents or a teacher attends the field trip.

A parent or students bring snacks for the class.

Summary of All 6 Verb TensesPast

He studied last night.

(already happened)

Present

He studies now.

(happening now)

Future

He will study tomorrow.

(will happen later)

Past Perfect

He had studied for the test before he took it.

(action in the past that was completed before another action)

Present Perfect

He has studied for his tests.

(this took place at an indefinite time in the past, and might still be happening)

Future Perfect

He will have studied a lot before the end of the year.

(will be completed before another action)